From amateur to legend: The career of 'Counter-Strike' pro Markeloff
His infectious smile is gone as he walks out of the ELeague studio, carrying his keyboard, mouse and rolled-up mousepad across the hallway into FlipSid3 Tactics' practice room. A black, zipped-up sweatshirt covers his dark-gray jersey with the name Markeloff in bold white letters arching across its back.
Professional Counter-Strike player Yegor "Markeloff" Markelov and the rest of his team is out of the ELeague tournament after being handled by Renegades in the first round of the last chance qualifiers. Eight teams competed for the top two spots to make it into the playoffs, and FlipSid3 was the first one out. Read more...